July Statistics

July was another busy month for Ask a Librarian.  We assisted 3,853 users via live chat and and additional 1,012 by email – an overall increase of 35% from last July! A summary of July is available in pdf – July Summary Detailed Reports by Library and...

New Pictures on AAL Custom Portals

Askalibrarian.org has updated it’s look!  The slide shows running on each library’s custom portal page has new images.    As an enhancement, we now 3 slide shows- academic, general and K12!

Happy Birthday to Us!!!

It almost slipped by unnoticed- but on Wednesday, Ask a Librarian turned 7!!!! Happy Birthday Ask a Librarian!!!! And a virtual piece of cake for everyone who works so hard to ensure users get the answers they need – at their moment of need!

Communication Challenges and New AAL Mailing Lists!

Hi Everyone, In a behind-the scene move, that was not suppose to effect many things. TBLC migrated our email system. Unfortunately, there were a few complications and unexpected issues with this migration and as you have noticed – the Ask a Librarian Electronic...

Hot Topics Presentations Available

Presentations for yesterday’s hot topics are now available! The not-so secret tools, tips and tricks of the Ask a Librarian interns. How to provide assistance to statewide customers with grace and ease. One of the most difficult tasks on Ask a Librarian is...

June Statistics

Another great month!!! Ask a Librarian assisted 3,864 users via live chat and 1,207 via email.    This is a 32% increase live chat sessions  from last June.  So far this year, we’ve had 52,071 sessions. A summary report is available here: Summary Report Detailed...